Associate Demand Planner - Hamilton, Canada - Stryker Corporation

Stryker Corporation

Verified Company

Hamilton, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

What we want-
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Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes - finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.
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Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities.
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Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
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Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What you will do-

Demand Planning Responsibilities:

Create and maintain highquality demand forecasts and demand forecast analytics. Must assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating/maintaining the demand forecast, including historical order bookings/shipments, item master data, market and macroeconomic trends, seasonality, promotions, and product lifecycle management
Serve as the primary demand planning contact for Marketing, Sales, and Finance business partners, IBP Franchise Manager, and Global Operations Master Scheduler(s)
Partner with the global IBP team to ensure demand plans are communicated effectively across the supply function
Successfully partner with crossfunctional teams in the monthly demand planning working sessions and Executive Demand Reviews
Support execution of the product lifecycle management process for all new product launches and product exits as it relates to the demand planning function. Monitor SKU levels and recommend rationalization initiatives for future consideration to Divisional/Global Operations leadership and make recommendations for targets based on changes in demand and market trends
Partner with the planning analyst(s)/forecast modelers to create reporting of analytics to support the business needs for better information in decisionmaking
Support current local tool development and maintenance through compelling visualizations to aide in further Demand Planning analysis for each franchise
Support the tracking of phasein and phaseout status for each franchise to gain more visibility while also tracking the ongoing status of the product life cycle

What you need-

Bachelor's Degree in business management, finance, supply chain management, data science, engineering or other related field required
Experience with PowerBI, Access, SQL, Cognos, and Oracle "preferred"
Highly serviceoriented, with a continuous commitment to enhancing the customer experience
Highenergy, high urgency, with a passion for winning
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong financial acumen and critical thinking ability
Ability to demonstrate quantitative and analytical abilities

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